
29/03/2025
UKâs childcare and work system will humble you! đ©
Imagine thisâ
đ©đœ Wife works day shift: 7:15 AM â 7:45 PM
đšđœ Husband works night shift: 7:30 PM â 8:00 AM
Now, do the mathsâŠ
đč In the morning, there's a 45-minute gap between when the wife finishes work and the husband starts.
đč At night, thereâs a 15-minute gap before the wife leaves and the husband returns.
Who will stay with the child during these gaps? The cold? The angels? đđ
Thatâs where the childminder search begins! And guess what? Some charge ÂŁ5 per hour just to cover that small gap! So imagine paying ÂŁ5 for 45 minutes in the morning and another ÂŁ5 for 15 minutes at nightâjust for someone to hold your baby while youâre handing over shifts. đ©
Then when you finally find a proper childminder, BOOMâthe price hits you like UK winter breeze! ÂŁ50 a day? ÂŁ70 a day? At this point, you start calculating if it's cheaper to quit work and babysit your own child. đđ
You people in Nigeria, enjoy o! At least grandma, aunty, or neighbor is always around to help. Here, even your own shadow is busy working shiftsđ©
At this point, should we just start babysitting each otherâs kids for free? đ©đ
Abeg, my people back home, can you survive this kind of stress? Letâs discussđđœđ